82 FR 29547 - Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets in Submitted Ozone Attainment Plan for San Joaquin Valley, California
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 29547-29548] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-13658] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0345; FRL-9964-02-Region 9] Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets in Submitted Ozone Attainment Plan for San Joaquin Valley, California AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Adequacy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is notifying the public that the Agency has found that the motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs or ``budgets'') for ozone for the years 2018, 2021, 2024, 2027, 2030, and 2031 in the San Joaquin Valley 2016 Plan for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard (``2016 Ozone Plan'') are adequate for transportation conformity purposes for the 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). The California Air Resources Board (CARB) submitted the 2016 Ozone Plan to the EPA on August 24, 2016, as a revision to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). Upon the effective date of this notice of adequacy, the previously- approved budgets for the 1997 8-hour ozone standards will no longer be applicable for transportation conformity purposes, and the metropolitan planning organizations in the San Joaquin Valley and the U.S. Department of Transportation must use these budgets for future transportation conformity determinations. DATES: This rule is effective on July 14, 2017. ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0345. The index to the docket is available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Region IX office, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all documents in the docket are listed in the index, some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material), and some may not be publicly available in either location (e.g., confidential business information). To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an appointment during normal business hours with the contact listed below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Lee, (415) 972-3958, or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean the EPA. This notice is simply an announcement of a finding that we have already made. On June 13, 2017, the Region IX office of the EPA sent a letter to CARB stating that the MVEBs in the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District's 2016 Ozone Plan for the reasonable further progress milestone years of 2018, 2021, 2024, 2027, and 2030, and the attainment year of 2031, are adequate.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See letter from Richard Corey, CARB, to Alexis Strauss, EPA, dated August 24, 2016, and letter from Elizabeth Adams, EPA, to Richard Corey, CARB dated June 13, 2017. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- We announced the availability of the budgets on the EPA's adequacy review Web page from February 23, 2017, through March 27, 2017.\2\ We did not receive any comments on the budgets. The MVEBs are provided in the following table: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ See https://www.epa.gov/state-and-local-transportation/state-implementation-plans-sip-submissions-currently-under-epa#Sanjoquin2017. Adequate MVEBs in the 2016 Plan for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard \a\ [Tons per summer planning day] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 2021 2024 2027 2030 2031 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- County ROG NOX ROG NOX ROG NOX ROG NOX ROG NOX ROG NOX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fresno...................................... 8.0 27.7 6.4 22.2 5.4 14.1 4.9 13.2 4.5 12.6 4.3 12.5 Kern \b\.................................... 6.6 25.4 5.5 20.4 4.8 12.6 4.5 11.7 4.2 10.9 4.1 10.8 Kings....................................... 1.3 5.1 1.1 4.2 0.9 2.6 0.9 2.5 0.8 2.3 0.8 2.3 Madera...................................... 1.9 5.1 1.5 4.1 1.2 2.6 1.1 2.3 0.9 2.0 0.9 2.0 Merced...................................... 2.5 9.4 2.0 7.8 1.6 4.8 1.5 4.4 1.3 4.2 1.3 4.1 San Joaquin................................. 5.9 13.0 4.9 10.3 4.2 6.9 3.8 6.2 3.5 5.7 3.3 5.5 Stanislaus.................................. 3.8 10.5 3.0 8.3 2.6 5.6 2.3 5.1 2.1 4.7 2.0 4.7 Tulare...................................... 3.7 9.5 2.9 7.2 2.4 4.7 2.2 4.1 1.9 3.8 1.9 3.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \a\ CARB calculated the MVEBs by taking each county's emissions results from EMFAC2014 (short for EMission FACtor 2014 version) and then rounding each county's emissions up to the nearest tenth of a ton. The EPA approved EMFAC2014 for use in SIP revisions and transportation conformity at 80 FR 77337 (December 14, 2015). \b\ San Joaquin Valley portion. [[Page 29548]] Transportation conformity is required by Clean Air Act section 176(c). The EPA's conformity rule requires that transportation plans, transportation improvement programs, and projects conform to SIPs and establishes the criteria and procedures for determining whether or not they conform. Conformity to a SIP means that transportation activities will not produce new air quality violations, worsen existing violations, or delay timely attainment of the NAAQS. The criteria by which we determine whether a SIP's MVEBs are adequate for conformity purposes are outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4), which was promulgated on August 15, 1997.\3\ We have further described our process for determining the adequacy of submitted SIP MVEBs in our final rule dated July 1, 2004, and we used the information in these resources in making our adequacy determination.\4\ Please note that an adequacy review is separate from the EPA's completeness review and should not be used to prejudge EPA's ultimate action on the SIP. Even if we find a budget adequate, the SIP could later be disapproved. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See 62 FR 43780 (August 15, 1997). \4\ See 69 FR 40004 (July 1, 2004). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to 40 CFR 93.104(e), within 2 years of the effective date of this notice, the metropolitan planning organizations in the San Joaquin Valley and the U.S. Department of Transportation will need to demonstrate conformity to the new MVEBs if the demonstration has not already been made.\5\ For demonstrating conformity to the MVEBs in this plan, the motor vehicle emissions from implementation of the transportation plan should be projected consistently with the budgets in this plan, i.e., by taking each county's emissions results from EMFAC2014 and then rounding each county's emissions up to the nearest tenth of a ton. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ See 73 FR 4419 (January 24, 2008). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et. seq. Dated: June 13, 2017. Deborah Jordan, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. [FR Doc. 2017-13658 Filed 6-28-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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used by EPA to determine compliance ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
with the standards. AGENCY docket for this action, identified by
Form numbers: None. Docket ID Number EPA–R09–OAR–
[EPA–R09–OAR–2017–0345; FRL–9964–02– 2017–0345. The index to the docket is
Respondents/affected entities: Region 9] available electronically at http://
Commercial and industrial solid waste www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
incineration units. Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle the EPA Region IX office, 75 Hawthorne
Respondent’s obligation to respond: Emission Budgets in Submitted Ozone Street, San Francisco, California. While
Attainment Plan for San Joaquin all documents in the docket are listed in
Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart
Valley, California the index, some information may be
CCCC).
AGENCY: Environmental Protection publicly available only at the hard copy
Estimated number of respondents: 8
Agency (EPA). location (e.g., copyrighted material), and
(total).
some may not be publicly available in
ACTION: Notice of Adequacy.
Frequency of response: Initially, either location (e.g., confidential
occasionally, semiannually and SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection business information). To inspect the
annually. Agency (EPA) is notifying the public hard copy materials, please schedule an
Total estimated burden: 1,450 hours that the Agency has found that the appointment during normal business
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs hours with the contact listed below.
1320.3(b). or ‘‘budgets’’) for ozone for the years FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Total estimated cost: $779,000 (per 2018, 2021, 2024, 2027, 2030, and 2031 Anita Lee, (415) 972–3958, or by email
in the San Joaquin Valley 2016 Plan for at lee.anita@epa.gov.
year), includes $630,000 annualized
the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard (‘‘2016 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
capital or operation & maintenance
Ozone Plan’’) are adequate for Throughout this document whenever
costs. transportation conformity purposes for ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
Changes in the estimates: There is an the 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient the EPA.
adjustment increase in the total air quality standards (NAAQS). The This notice is simply an
estimated burden, labor costs and California Air Resources Board (CARB) announcement of a finding that we have
capital and O&M costs as currently submitted the 2016 Ozone Plan to the already made. On June 13, 2017, the
identified in the OMB Inventory of EPA on August 24, 2016, as a revision Region IX office of the EPA sent a letter
Approved Burdens. This increase is not to the California State Implementation to CARB stating that the MVEBs in the
due to any program changes. The Plan (SIP). Upon the effective date of San Joaquin Valley Unified Air
change in the burden and cost estimates this notice of adequacy, the previously- Pollution Control District’s 2016 Ozone
occurred because the respondent approved budgets for the 1997 8-hour Plan for the reasonable further progress
universe has increased since the most ozone standards will no longer be milestone years of 2018, 2021, 2024,
recently approved ICR. applicable for transportation conformity 2027, and 2030, and the attainment year
purposes, and the metropolitan of 2031, are adequate.1
Courtney Kerwin, planning organizations in the San We announced the availability of the
Director, Regulatory Support Division. Joaquin Valley and the U.S. Department budgets on the EPA’s adequacy review
[FR Doc. 2017–13591 Filed 6–28–17; 8:45 am] of Transportation must use these Web page from February 23, 2017,
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budgets for future transportation through March 27, 2017.2 We did not
conformity determinations. receive any comments on the budgets.
DATES: This rule is effective on July 14, The MVEBs are provided in the
2017. following table:
ADEQUATE MVEBS IN THE 2016 PLAN FOR THE 2008 8-HOUR OZONE STANDARD a
[Tons per summer planning day]
2018 2021 2024 2027 2030 2031
County ROG NOX ROG NOX ROG NOX ROG NOX ROG NOX ROG NOX
Fresno 8.0 27.7 6.4 22.2 5.4 14.1 4.9 13.2 4.5 12.6 4.3 12.5
Kern b ... 6.6 25.4 5.5 20.4 4.8 12.6 4.5 11.7 4.2 10.9 4.1 10.8
Kings ... 1.3 5.1 1.1 4.2 0.9 2.6 0.9 2.5 0.8 2.3 0.8 2.3
Madera 1.9 5.1 1.5 4.1 1.2 2.6 1.1 2.3 0.9 2.0 0.9 2.0
Merced 2.5 9.4 2.0 7.8 1.6 4.8 1.5 4.4 1.3 4.2 1.3 4.1
San
Joa-
quin .. 5.9 13.0 4.9 10.3 4.2 6.9 3.8 6.2 3.5 5.7 3.3 5.5
Stanisla-
us ..... 3.8 10.5 3.0 8.3 2.6 5.6 2.3 5.1 2.1 4.7 2.0 4.7
Tulare .. 3.7 9.5 2.9 7.2 2.4 4.7 2.2 4.1 1.9 3.8 1.9 3.7
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a CARB calculated the MVEBs by taking each county’s emissions results from EMFAC2014 (short for EMission FACtor 2014 version) and then
rounding each county’s emissions up to the nearest tenth of a ton. The EPA approved EMFAC2014 for use in SIP revisions and transportation
conformity at 80 FR 77337 (December 14, 2015).
b San Joaquin Valley portion.
1 See letter from Richard Corey, CARB, to Alexis from Elizabeth Adams, EPA, to Richard Corey, 2 See https://www.epa.gov/state-and-local-
Strauss, EPA, dated August 24, 2016, and letter CARB dated June 13, 2017. transportation/state-implementation-plans-sip-
submissions-currently-under-epa#Sanjoquin2017.
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Transportation conformity is required ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION public docket for this ICR. The docket
by Clean Air Act section 176(c). The AGENCY can be viewed online at https://
EPA’s conformity rule requires that www.regulations.gov or in person at the
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0478; FRL–9962–14–
transportation plans, transportation EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room
OAR]
improvement programs, and projects 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
conform to SIPs and establishes the Proposed Information Collection Washington, DC. The telephone number
criteria and procedures for determining Request; Comment Request; for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
whether or not they conform. Regulation of Fuels and Fuel For additional information about EPA’s
Conformity to a SIP means that Additives: Gasoline Volatility public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
transportation activities will not AGENCY: Environmental Protection Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
produce new air quality violations, Agency (EPA). the PRA, EPA specifically solicits
worsen existing violations, or delay comments and information to enable it
ACTION: Notice.
timely attainment of the NAAQS. to: (i) Evaluate whether the proposed
The criteria by which we determine SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection collection of information is necessary
whether a SIP’s MVEBs are adequate for Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an for the proper performance of the
conformity purposes are outlined in the information collection request (ICR), functions of the Agency, including
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 40 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: whether the information will have
CFR 93.118(e)(4), which was Gasoline Volatility (EPA ICR No. practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
promulgated on August 15, 1997.3 We 1367.11, OMB control No. 2060–0178), accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
have further described our process for to the Office of Management and Budget burden of the proposed collection of
determining the adequacy of submitted (OMB) for review and approval in information, including the validity of
accordance with the Paperwork the methodology and assumptions used;
SIP MVEBs in our final rule dated July
Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
1, 2004, and we used the information in
EPA is soliciting public comments on clarity of the information to be
these resources in making our adequacy specific aspects of the proposed collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
determination.4 Please note that an information collection. This is a of the collection of information on those
adequacy review is separate from the proposed extension of the ICR, which is who are to respond, including through
EPA’s completeness review and should currently approved through August 31, the use of appropriate automated
not be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate 2017. An Agency may not conduct or electronic, mechanical, or other
action on the SIP. Even if we find a sponsor and a person is not required to technological collection techniques or
budget adequate, the SIP could later be respond to a collection of information other forms of information technology,
disapproved. unless it displays a currently valid OMB e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Pursuant to 40 CFR 93.104(e), within control number. responses. EPA will consider the
2 years of the effective date of this DATES: Comments must be submitted on comments received and amend the ICR
notice, the metropolitan planning or before August 28, 2017. as appropriate. The final ICR package
organizations in the San Joaquin Valley ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
will then be submitted to OMB for
and the U.S. Department of referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– review and approval. At that time, EPA
OAR–2007–0478, online using https:// will issue another Federal Register
Transportation will need to demonstrate
www.regulations.gov (our preferred notice to announce the submission of
conformity to the new MVEBs if the
method), by email to a-and-r-docket@ the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
demonstration has not already been submit additional comments to OMB.
made.5 For demonstrating conformity to epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Abstract: Gasoline volatility, as
the MVEBs in this plan, the motor Center, Environmental Protection
measured by Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP)
vehicle emissions from implementation Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
in pounds per square inch (psi), is
of the transportation plan should be Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
controlled during the summer ozone
projected consistently with the budgets DC 20460. season (June 1 to September 15) in order
in this plan, i.e., by taking each county’s EPA’s policy is that all comments
to minimize evaporative hydrocarbon
emissions results from EMFAC2014 and received will be included in the public
emissions from motor vehicles. RVP is
docket without change including any
then rounding each county’s emissions subject to a federal standard of 7.8 psi
personal information provided, unless or 9.0 psi, depending on location. The
up to the nearest tenth of a ton.
the comment includes profanity, threats, addition of ethanol to gasoline increases
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et. seq. information claimed to be Confidential the RVP by about 1 psi. Gasoline that
Dated: June 13, 2017. Business Information (CBI) or other contains between nine and 10 volume
information whose disclosure is percent ethanol is provided a 1.0 psi
Deborah Jordan,
restricted by statute. waiver such that the RVP may be up to
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 8.8 psi or 10.0 psi for a federal standard
[FR Doc. 2017–13658 Filed 6–28–17; 8:45 am]
James W. Caldwell, Compliance of 7.8 psi or 9.0 psi respectively. As an
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Air Quality, Mail Code 6405A, enforcement, the product transfer
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 document (PTD), which is prepared by
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
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the gasoline producer or importer and
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) which accompanies a shipment of
343–9303; fax number: (202) 343–2802; gasoline containing ethanol, is required
email address: caldwell.jim@epa.gov. by regulation to contain a legible and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: conspicuous statement that the gasoline
3 See 62 FR 43780 (August 15, 1997). Supporting documents which explain contains ethanol and the percentage
4 See 69 FR 40004 (July 1, 2004). in detail the information that the EPA concentration of ethanol. This is
5 See 73 FR 4419 (January 24, 2008). will be collecting are available in the intended to deter the mixing within the
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